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7 Ways to Use DMPL Online 24/7
All locations of the Des Moines Public Library are closed until further notice, but know that we are still a source for entertainment and education. And you don't even have to step foot in our buildings to take advantage! Here are 7 ways to use your library card online right now. ...
Read More"The Night Before Christmas Collection" at the Central Library
'Twas the night before Christmas
And all through the house
Not a creature was stirring
Not even a mouse
So begins perhaps the most famous poem in American history, "The Night Before Christmas." (Fun fact: the real name of the poem is "A Visit from St. Nicholas"). The poem...
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Looking for your next great read? Find series information, reading lists, award winners, book discussion guides, and more.
Battle of the Books Reading Lists
Check out the list in the catalog
| Title | Author | Genre |
| Always, Clementine | Carlie Sorosiak | Adventure |
| Big Tree | Brian Selznick | Fantasy |
| The Boy Who Failed Dodgeball | Jordan Sonnenblick | Biography |
| Chester Keene Cracks The Code | Kekla Magoon | Fiction |
| City Of Magic | Avi | Adventure |
| City Spies: City Of The Dead | James Ponti | Adventure |
| Coming Up Short | Laurie Morrison | Sports |
| Duet | Elise Broach | Mystery |
| Finally Seen | Kelly Yang | Fiction |
| Haven Jacobs Saves The Planet | Barbara Dee | Fiction |
| Hide And Geek: The Treasure Test | TP Jagger | Mystery |
| Home Away From Home | Cynthia Lord | Fiction |
| Hummingbird | Natalie Lloyd | Fiction |
| The Hurricanes Of Weakerville | Chris Rylander | Sports |
| If You Read This | Kereen Getten | Fiction |
| Island Of Spies | Sheila Turnage | Historical Fiction |
| Key Player | Kelly Yang | Fiction |
| The Last Beekeeper | Pablo Cartaya | Adventure |
| Leeva At Last | Sara Pennypacker | Humor |
| Merci Suarez Plays it Cool | Meg Medina | Fiction |
| The Midnight Children | Dan Gemeinhart | Mystery |
| Not An Easy Win | Chrystal D. Giles | Fiction |
| On Air With Zoe Washington | Janae Marks | Fiction |
| The Real Deal | Lindsey Stoddard | Fiction |
| A Rover's Story | Jasmine Warga | Science Fiction |
| Sardines | Sashi Kaufman | Fiction |
| The Secret Letters | Margaret Peterson Haddix | Fiction |
| The Secret Battle Of Evan Pao | Wendy Wan-Long Shang | Fiction |
| A Song Called Home | Sara Zarr | Fiction |
| Spy School Project X | Stuart Gibbs | Mystery |
| The Superteacher Project | Gordon Korman | Mystery |
| Switch Hitter | Derek Jeter | Sports |
| Thirst | Varsha Bajaj | Fiction |
| To Catch A Thief | Martha Brockenbrough | Mystery |
| Tumble | Celia C. Perez | Fiction |
| The Vanderbeekers On The Road | Karina Yan Glaser | Fiction |
| We Own The Sky | Rodman Philbrick | Historical Fiction |
| Whale Done | Stuart Gibbs | Mystery |
| Wind Up | Derek Jeter | Sports |
| Yusuf Azeem is not a hero | Saadia Faruqi | Fiction |
Check out the list in the catalog
| 1 | The Secret Detective (Ali Cross) | James Patterson | mystery |
| 2 | Angel Thieves | Kathi Appelt | fantasy |
| 3 | Bamboo People | Matalia Perkins | fiction |
| 4 | Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna | Alda P. Dobbs | historical |
| 5 | Charlie Thorne and The Curse of Cleopatra | Stuart Gibbs | mystery |
| 6 | Cinder | Marissa Meyer | scifi |
| 7 | Finding Audrey | Sophie Kinsella | fiction |
| 8 | The Fort | Gordon Korman | fiction |
| 9 | Iceberg | Jennifer A. Neilsen | historical |
| 10 | The Inheritance Games | Jennifer Lynn Barnes | mystery |
| 11 | Kid Owner | Tim Green | sports |
| 12 | The Last Mapmaker | Christina Soontornvat | fantasy |
| 13 | Long Lost | Jacqueline West | fantasy |
| 14 | The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane | Julia Nobel | mystery |
| 15 | Not Hungry | Kate Karyus Quinn | fiction |
| 16 | Nyxia | Scott Reintgen | scifi |
| 17 | Paper Heart | Cat Patrick | fiction |
| 18 | The Peach Rebellion | Wendelin Van Draanen | historical |
| 19 | Pony | R.J. Palacio | fiction |
| 20 | Queen of the Tiles | Hanna Alkaf | fiction |
| 21 | Riley's Ghost | John David Anderson | mystery |
| 22 | Salt to the Sea | Ruta Sepetys | historical |
| 23 | The Shape of Thunder | Jasmine Warga | fiction |
| 24 | Stowaway | John David Anderson | scifi |
| 25 | Things Seen from Above | Shelley Pearsall | fiction |
| 26 | The Memory Thief (Thirteen Witches) | Jodi Lynn Anderson | fantasy |
| 27 | Tornado Brain | Cat Patrick | fiction |
| 28 | What We Saw | Mary Downing Hahn | mystery |
| 29 | Wishing Upon the Same Stars | Jacquetta Nammar Feldman | fiction |
| 30 | The Witchlings | Claribel Ortega | fantasy |